News: Cowboy buzz from NFP

You know, as much as Jerry loves his control, I really believe a lot of this comes down to money. You pay all these assistant coaches millions of dollars each, and firing them all at one time really adds up.

How sad is that for guy whose team generates more revenue than most other teams combined?

If that is truly the case then I am annoyed to no tomorrow. He has a cost controlled football team and a franchise that brings in more money than any other. If the Yankees can pay $200m year after year, he can afford to pay $120m one year.

jerry has given Garrett anyone he wanted aka The right kind of guys. Garrett has had the reign to do what he wanted from players to staff. That isnt the problem. The problem is Garretts inability to manage game time situations from clock management , proper use of personel, to being both the HC and the OC.

jerry has given Garrett anyone he wanted aka The right kind of guys. Garrett has had the reign to do what he wanted from players to staff. That isnt the problem. The problem is Garretts inability to manage game time situations from clock management , proper use of personel, to being both the HC and the OC.

Mr. Jones is as much of the problem. Free reign? Like when Garrett said that he wouldn't carry two kickers and Jerry said Behler wasn't going anywhere?

jerry has given Garrett anyone he wanted aka The right kind of guys. Garrett has had the reign to do what he wanted from players to staff. That isnt the problem. The problem is Garretts inability to manage game time situations from clock management , proper use of personel, to being both the HC and the OC.

A coach that can only win with his kinda guys is pretty limited IMO.

A good coach can find ways to win with the players he has, even if they arent exactly his kinda guys. He puts them in a position to succeed and designs a gameplan and/or system that utilizes their strengths.

So either Garrett doesnt have enuff of his kinda guys that are good enough to win at this level, or he hasnt put them in a position to succeed. Either way, he hasnt done a very good job at getting his kinda guys, or coaching who he has.

There's Fan Jerry. He's almost certainly reacting like most of us today; mad as heck as the inexplicable losses mount up, mad as heck when he sees Romo do a QB sneak on a first down, when he sees the game-killing, absurd penalties continue unabated every week, and mad as heck when he's confronted with mounting evidence that JG is totally in over his head. So, Fan Jerry probably rants and raves as we do, only not publicly. Well . . . at least not until he's ready.

Then there's GM/Owner Jerry. Owner Jerry is trying to be more diplomatic and patient, all the while bewildered by the regression. Owner Jerry wisely realizes that frequent head coaching changes are not a good thing. He doesn't want to make another costly mistake. Therefore, he'll be slow to admit that hiring JG was a mistake. So, Owner Jerry will be careful to say the right things to the media, all the while rehearsing a "You're Fired" Speech.

After yesterday's debacle, enquiring minds(me) want to know if there has finally been a come-to-Peter meeting between Fan Jerry and Owner Jerry. I believe there has. What are the implications of that meeting? That Owner Jerry will fire Red immediately? No. He'll wait until the season plays out. That Fan Jerry might put out some feelers to SP, or MH before the season ends? Yes, I believe he will.

So....., so what your saying is that we have a schizophrenic for an owner?

There's Fan Jerry. He's almost certainly reacting like most of us today; mad as heck as the inexplicable losses mount up, mad as heck when he sees Romo do a QB sneak on a first down, when he sees the game-killing, absurd penalties continue unabated every week, and mad as heck when he's confronted with mounting evidence that JG is totally in over his head. So, Fan Jerry probably rants and raves as we do, only not publicly. Well . . . at least not until he's ready.

Then there's GM/Owner Jerry. Owner Jerry is trying to be more diplomatic and patient, all the while bewildered by the regression. Owner Jerry wisely realizes that frequent head coaching changes are not a good thing. He doesn't want to make another costly mistake. Therefore, he'll be slow to admit that hiring JG was a mistake. So, Owner Jerry will be careful to say the right things to the media, all the while rehearsing a "You're Fired" Speech.

After yesterday's debacle, enquiring minds(me) want to know if there has finally been a come-to-Peter meeting between Fan Jerry and Owner Jerry. I believe there has. What are the implications of that meeting? That Owner Jerry will fire Red immediately? No. He'll wait until the season plays out. That Fan Jerry might put out some feelers to SP, or MH before the season ends? Yes, I believe he will.

If it's not a money issue, than he simply does not get it. In fact, he probably doesn't get it regardless.

Have you heard his interviews and press conferences?

Both my mother and father are suffering from dementia bordering on alzimers (forgive my spelling). It's amazing what my parents can do or say in a conversation to make you think they know what's going on (speaking in generalizations) and only those that know the signs realize they don't have a clue on specifics. I hate to say it and wouldn't wish it on anyone but I really think JJ's getting to this point. Unfortunately with this disease, there is actual parnoia inflicted on the victims which makes it even harder for those around help him or take over his position of power. I wonder if his son Stephen is aware since it's very hard to accept. It's a very hard postion to be in and his father will make it much harder for him to take over if this is the case.

I really have no problem with maintaining that head coaches keep coordinators and high quality assistant coaches, as long as those coordinators and coaches have proven in their careers that they're good at their jobs (if they've been successful elsewhere in multiple places, then they're obviously not the problem here) It's not just teaching the players a new X's and O's, you have to get completely redefine to the scouting and pro personnel departments what they look for in players. Head coaches come and go too easily to build the entire organization around their whim, and in my mind one of the biggest problems with the Dallas organization is that the power structure has been too heavily lopsided towards the whims of the head coach (particularly when the head coach is Dave Campo). The biggest factor that leads to franchises becoming the Cleveland Browns (or the Dallas Cowboys) is perpetually changing up schemes and systems and organizational infrastructure every time you change head coaches. I'd rather keep the Steelers models, establish an organizational model of consistency and continuity from player personnel to techniques and schemes. Tomlin inherited just about his entire staff from top to bottom.

The buzz in coaching circles says the Cowboys could keep much of their coaching staff in place even if Jason Garrett is let go. Jerry Jones had a hand in hiring many of the assistants, including Bill Callahan, who is one of his favorites.

It would be easier to just give Callahan complete control over the offense.

Garrett seems to be good at things like the draft. Also, the players don't appear to have quit on him like they did on Wade.

It would be easier to just give Callahan complete control over the offense.

Garrett seems to be good at things like the draft. Also, the players don't appear to have quit on him like they did on Wade.

Ideally, I wish we could set up a system like Parcells and bring in a Sean Payton or Todd Haley as a bright young, albeit green, offensive mind as a "passing coordinator" to replace Wade Wilson, who's best qualification is a dual card carrying member of the EX NFL Quarterback Fraternity and Ex Dallas Cowboy Fraternity. I don't know why Jerry is so infatuated with the idea that he has to have a offensive minded head coach who also calls plays. It seems to be a rather outdated fad that went out of style about 5-6 years ago.